wear off

English

Verb

wear off (third-person singular simple present wears off, present participle wearing off, simple past wore off, past participle worn off)

(intransitive) to diminish in effect
The effect of the injection will gradually wear off.
(intransitive) to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused
The silver plating on that cheap silverware will wear off.

Translations

to diminish in effect

French: s’atténuer (fr), s’estomper (fr)
Japanese: 消える (ja) (kieru)
Polish: przechodzić (pl) impf, przejść (pl) pf, zanikać (pl) impf, zaniknąć (pl) pf
Russian: смягча́ться (ru) (smjaxčátʹsja), слабе́ть (ru) (slabétʹ)

to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused

French: s’estomper (fr), s’élimer (fr)
Japanese: 消える (ja) (kieru)
Polish: ścierać się (pl) impf, zetrzeć się pf, schodzić (pl) impf, zejść (pl) pf
Russian: стира́ться (ru) (stirátʹsja)
Telugu: అరిగిపోవు (te) (arigipōvu)

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